[Steelfish]

But why aren’t the other nations pitching in? Europe, Japan, India and China. We do the heavy lifting for others.

[thackney]

But why aren’t the other nations pitching in? Europe, Japan, India and China. We do the heavy lifting for others.

You answered your own question. That last thing you said explains the first. They don't have to because we have for so long.

[GonzoGOP]

But why aren’t the other nations pitching in? Europe, Japan, India and China. We do the heavy lifting for others.

There was a thread a couple days ago that due to budget cuts England has only one warship remaining on active duty in home waters. They quite literally have nothing left to send. The French navy is, French. The JMSDF (I wish they would just go back to IJN) is a top notch butt kicker, but constitutionally prohibited from operating outside home waters.

The Indians or the PLAN could clear the strait with little problem, but neither wants to see the other one operating in such a critical area. Think of how we would have reacted to the Russian fleet operate off the Panama Canal during the cold war.

[Tallguy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_150

[GoldenPup]

We do the heavy lifting for others.

We are the only ones who can do the heavy lifting. Most of the rest are just posturing asses and has-bens.